Definition of
shiva has definitions from the fields of religion,Hinduism,Judaism
1
[ noun ] (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative

Synonyms

shibah shivah

Examples

"the family is sitting shiva"

Related terms

week Judaism

2
[ noun ] (religion,Hinduism) the Destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon

Synonyms

Siva

Related terms

Hindu_deity Bairava Trimurti

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Rhymes with

iva yeshiva viva diva geneva

Phonetic and Homophones

SH IY1 V AH0

Similar Spelling

shivah shiv shove Shoaf Shive Shiba Sheba sheaf shave Shaub shape Shaff shabu Shoaff shibah shabby Siva SHF

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